Outdoor conditions in

Creston

Iowa

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 61°Rain Showers96% rain90% humidityGusts 9 mph
  2. 60°Rain Showers94% rain93% humidityGusts 12 mph
  3. 61°Rain Showers87% rain90% humidityGusts 14 mph
  4. 59°Rain Showers82% rain93% humidityGusts 16 mph
  5. 59°Rain Showers75% rain93% humidityGusts 18 mph
  6. 60°Rain Showers Likely65% rain84% humidityGusts 23 mph
  7. 57°Chance Rain Showers52% rain90% humidityGusts 26 mph
  8. 57°Chance Rain Showers38% rain83% humidityGusts 29 mph
  9. 56°Chance Rain Showers31% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  10. 53°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  11. 52°Cloudy11% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  12. 53°Mostly Cloudy5% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  13. 52°Mostly Cloudy2% rain83% humidityGusts 31 mph
  14. 50°Partly Cloudy1% rain80% humidityGusts 31 mph
  15. 48°Partly Cloudy1% rain80% humidityGusts 30 mph
  16. 46°Mostly Clear1% rain79% humidityGusts 28 mph
  17. 45°Partly Cloudy0% rain82% humidityGusts 28 mph
  18. 44°Partly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  19. 44°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  20. 43°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 30 mph
  21. 43°Mostly Cloudy3% rain93% humidityGusts 31 mph
  22. 43°Mostly Cloudy6% rain93% humidityGusts 32 mph
  23. 42°Mostly Cloudy6% rain96% humidityGusts 33 mph
  24. 44°Mostly Cloudy5% rain93% humidityGusts 37 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
96%
Humidity
80–94%
Wind
31 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
6%
Humidity
66–96%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
49–100%
Wind
20 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
48–92%
Wind
24 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
54–93%
Wind
16 mph
  1. 61° / 50°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.96% rain · Humidity 80–94% · Wind 31 mph
  2. 51° / 40°Friday looks breezy.6% rain · Humidity 66–96% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 58° / 32°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 49–100% · Wind 20 mph
  4. 65° / 40°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 48–92% · Wind 24 mph
  5. 67° / 47°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 54–93% · Wind 16 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Viking Lake State Park area · Updated Thu 10:25 AM
33GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground33 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Creston radar

Radar animation for Creston, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
90%
Wind
5 mph
Gusts
9 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Viking Lake State Park area, about 36 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Creston, IA, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.